Feb Weigh In
At the end of January, I was at 193.5 pounds and set a goal for myself for 184.5 pounds by the end of Feb.
Today I did my monthly weigh in and I was ... 186.5.
Not too bad. Even though I failed in my goal, I succeeded as much as possible without actually achieving my goal.
- I got extremely sick for about a week. During this week, I did not run. I envisioned I would be running 3 miles per day by now, but I am still at 2 (2.5 if I eat my Wheaties). Today I am going to give it 120% and try to run 3 miles, and keep it up for the rest of March.
- I got extremely drunk several days, including my birthday. I gain a lot of weight when I drink. I have not kept true to my "no getting drunk" promise.
- I have been drinking a lot of Red Bull. The sugary kind. That should contribute as well.
All-in-all, I think if I had kept up with my promises to myself, I would definitely be at 184.5 now.
My goal for April 1st must be 175 lbs, because my original goal set in January was to be at 175 by April 1st. I don't think I'm going to make it but I think it's going to be close. I'm going to renew my no-drinking and no-caffeine promise to myself today and run like a madman.
Below the fold: biopsy results.
So the skin doctor took a chunk out of my face and stitched me up and send the skin to the lab for analysis. Turns out it wasn't cancer, but I had stitches by the edge of my mouth for a week. It was very inconvenient and painful.
I couldn't floss and simple tasks like brushing my teeth were difficult. Once I was eating a cheeseburger and my bandage fell off. The bun brushed the side of the lip. It was extremely painful and I started bleeding. I was afraid I tore out a stitch but it turned out to be no big deal.
The stitches were only in for about 7 days. After they were removed there was about 2 days of residual discomfort.
They also took a chunk out of my back (aka a mole). I didn't get stitched up there, because from what I understand avoiding scars on my back isn't a priority. I didn't have a problem with this. But it got extremely itchy and I couldn't lie on my back very much. Again, this didn't come back as cancerous, so despite all of the discomfort everything worked out for the best I guess.
See you in March. Vote in the poll.
